Madni Qaida in English Page 36 – Lesson 12: Ikhfa and Izhar Word Practice
Welcome to Madni Qaida in English Page 36 at Learning Quraan. Page 36 practises Noon Saakinah inside and between words, so the learner decides each time whether to make Ikhfa or Izhar.
This page is part of Lesson 12: Noon Saakinah and Tanween (Izhar and Ikhfa). See every page on the Madni Qaida in English index, or learn with a teacher in our online Quran courses.
What is on Madni Qaida in English Page 36?
- Phrases such as مِنْ جُوعٍ and مِنْ دُونِكُمْ.
- Words with Noon Saakinah inside them such as انعمت and منضود.
- Tanween followed by an Ikhfa letter, such as عذابًا اليمًا.
How to Practise This Page
- Before a throat letter (ء ه ع ح غ خ), say the Noon clearly with no Ghunnah: Izhar.
- Before any of the 15 Ikhfa letters, hide the Noon with a Ghunnah of about one Alif.
- Mark the letter after each Noon Saakin or Tanween before you read the word.
Ikhfa, One Letter at a Time
The first rows of page 36 continue the Ikhfa letters from page 35 in order, each with a Noon Saakinah at the end of one word and the Ikhfa letter starting the next. Hide the Noon and give it Ghunnah every time:
| Next letter | Example | Where it occurs |
|---|---|---|
| ج | مِنْ جُوْعٍ | Surah Quraysh 106:4 |
| د | مِنْ دُوْنِكُمْ | Surah Al ‘Imran 3:118 |
| ذ | مِنْ ذَهَبٍ | Surah al-Kahf 18:31 |
| ز | فَاِنْ زَلَلْتُمْ | Surah al-Baqarah 2:209 |
| س | مَنْ سَفِهَ | Surah al-Baqarah 2:130 |
| ش | مَنْ شَكَرَ | |
| ص | مِنْ صَلْصَالٍ | Surah ar-Rahman 55:14 |
| ض | اِنْ ضَلَلْتُ | Surah Saba 34:50 |
| ط | مِنْ طِيْنٍ | Surah as-Sajdah 32:7 |
| ظ | مَنْ ظَلَمَ | Surah an-Naml 27:11 |
| ف | مِنْ فُرُوْجٍ | Surah Qaf 50:6 |
| ق | مِنْ قَبْلُ | Surah ar-Rum 30:4 |
| ك | مِنْ كِتٰبٍ |
Noon Saakinah Inside a Word
The rule is the same when the Noon and the next letter are in the same word. Rows 4 and 5 run through the six throat letters in order, so every one of these is Izhar, with a clear Noon:
| Next letter | Example | Where it occurs |
|---|---|---|
| ء | يَنْـَٔوْنَ | Surah al-An‘am 6:26 |
| ه | مِنْهُمْ | |
| ع | اَنْعَمْتَ | Surah al-Fatihah 1:7 |
| ح | وَانْحَرْ | Surah al-Kawthar 108:2 |
| غ | فَسَيُنْغِضُوْنَ | Surah al-Isra 17:51 |
| خ | وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ | Surah al-Ma’idah 5:3 |
The rest of the page gives Ikhfa inside a word:
| Next letter | Example | Where it occurs |
|---|---|---|
| ت | اَنْتَ | |
| س | تَنْسَوْنَ | Surah al-Baqarah 2:44 |
| ش | نُنْشِزُهَا | Surah al-Baqarah 2:259 |
| ص | يَنْصُرُوْنَ | |
| ض | مَنْضُوْدٍ | Surah al-Waqi‘ah 56:29 |
| ط | يَنْطِقُوْنَ | Surah al-Mursalat 77:35 |
| ظ | اُنْظُرْ | Surah al-An‘am 6:24 |
| ف | اَنْفُسَكُمْ | Surah al-Baqarah 2:44 |
| ق | يَنْقُضُوْنَ | Surah al-Baqarah 2:27 |
| ك | مِنْكُمْ |
And with Tanween
The last row moves to Tanween, where the hidden Noon is at the end of the first word:
| Example | Rule | Next letter | Where it occurs |
|---|---|---|---|
| عَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا | Izhar | ء | Surah an-Nisa 4:18 |
| خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوْهُ | Ikhfa | ت | Surah al-Baqarah 2:110 |
| عَدْنٍ تَجْرِيْ | Ikhfa | ت | Surah al-Bayyinah 98:8 |
Inside a verse a word can join the next one, and later rules can change how it sounds. Here each example is read as written.
Mistakes to Watch For
- Ghunnah before a throat letter. اَنْعَمْتَ and مِنْهُمْ have a clean Noon.
- A thin Noon before a heavy letter. Before ص ض ط ظ ق the hidden Noon takes on some of the heavy sound: مَنْضُوْدٍ, يَنْطِقُوْنَ.
- Rushing the Ghunnah. In اَنْتَ the nasal sound must be heard before the Ta.
A Five-Minute Practice Plan
- Minute 1: read the Ikhfa examples from Jeem to Kaf.
- Minute 2: read the Izhar words in throat order.
- Minute 3: compare مِنْهُمْ (clear) with مِنْكُمْ (hidden).
- Minute 4: read تَنْسَوْنَ and اَنْفُسَكُمْ together; both come from the same verse.
- Minute 5: read the Check Yourself line below.
Check Yourself
مِنْ ذَهَبٍ · مَنْ ظَلَمَ · وَانْحَرْ · مَنْضُوْدٍ · اُنْظُرْ · عَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا · خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوْهُ
Source: the page shown above is from the Madani Qa‘idah (English edition), Lesson 12, book page 25, published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah (Dawat-e-Islami). Quran references are given as surah and verse. Lesson notes written by Learning Quraan.
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